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FZNT27 KNHC 161502
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1102 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure located over the central subtropical
Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic
through Mon, yet maintain a lingering ridge westward over the
western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. A
weakening cold front has moved into the N Gulf waters this
morning and will stall along 28N this evening then begin to
drift N and dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into
the NW Gulf Sun night and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue
evening. Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front
Sun night through Tue.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.